Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to drug abuse may have caused to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their substance abuse issue, often require rehab services tailored to fulfill their particular demands and challenges. Some of these challenges are physical in nature, because of the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS hardly ever care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. Therefore, these individuals arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be addressed as a priority whilst addressing other critical issues. In addition to the obvious requirement to deliver medical services whilst in treatment, individuals with HIV/AIDS should also deal with deeper problems which prompted their alcohol or drug use. Often, people have conditions in their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, including oppressive situations in their lives or negative relationships. These are the issues which treatment counselors will target in HIV/AIDS rehab services.